After years of waiting, the federal government finally agreed to transfer the Chapais farm. The city of Lévis, which had already declared its intention to make this site the largest community garden in Quebec and host a public market there, immediately renewed its interest in this 40-hectare area in the Saint-David sector.
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On November 21, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) was officially ordered by Ottawa to “dispose of the Jean-Charles Chapais Farm, owned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,” Le Journal learned in recent days.
“PSPC offered the property primarily to federal agencies, state-owned companies, the province, the city of Lévis and indigenous communities. You have until December 21, 2023 to express your interest,” the federal website confirmed.
At the time of writing, it is unclear whether the land will be given away for free or not.
Expressed interest
The City of Lévis, accompanied by the Huron-Wendat Nation and in collaboration with the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk Nation and the W8banaki Nation of Odanak, quickly reiterated: “ [son] “strong interest in jointly purchasing the land” of this former experimental farm with beautiful views of the St. Lawrence River.
Between 1914 and 1982, the Chapais Farm site was used as an animal quarantine station. An experimental farm was located here between 1982 and 2014. Until recently, Ottawa was looking for a new calling for this site, the size of half of the Plains of Abraham, which had been closed since 2014.
Indigenous Interpretation Center
Discussions have begun on the various partnership opportunities for the development of these areas.
“We are working together on the public use of the site. We don't have many Indigenous interpretive centers in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. “Maybe we have the opportunity to do something,” Lévis Mayor Gilles Lehouillier said in an interview with Le Journal on Monday.
Is the big community garden project still to come? “Yes definitely. We are in the early stages. We will do this in collaboration with indigenous nations,” the mayor added.
In collaboration with Marc-André Gagnon
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